Crocodiles are attracted to the sounds of crying human and ape babies, and may react swiftly to make a quick meal out of the infants in distress, a new study finds. While many animals are known to ...

Nile crocodiles react to the cries of infants from species such as bonobos, chimpanzees, and humans. New research shows that crocodiles also seem to distinguish levels of distress in cries. The ...

You may have heard people say, 'When you're raising a child, you start to understand the meaning of a baby's cry.' New research has found that a baby's cry when it's in pain can physically heat up an ...

At least four people on Pittsburgh’s South Side have reported hearing recordings of children’s voices and crying babies outside their homes, according to police. Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The wails coming from an enclosure at Taronga Zoo Sydney in Australia may sound like the cries of ...

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Mark Naida’s “If a Parish Isn’t Crying, It’s Dying” (Houses of Worship, Feb. 16) reminds me of Mass on Christmas Day, when babies cried and screamed for nearly the entire liturgy. At one point, I ...